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Farming & the land, 1941

6,739 stories in Sydney's papers · page 76 of 250

GOSSIP Scientific Farmer

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 5 April 1941 · page 14

FIFTY years ago E. T. Clarke arrived in Wyalong (N.S.W.) district when the heat of the gold fever was dying and men were turning their…

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Fears check to butter exports

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 6 April 1941 · page 2

DUNGOG, Saturday. -- Conviction that Australian butter export would be suspended and local storage would be unavailable was expressed by the…

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A Ramble Round the Cattle Pavilion Stud Breeders at the Show

Truth · Sunday 6 April 1941 · page 32

ALTHOUGH favorable conditions have prevailed only over the past few months, the quality of entries in both fat stock and dairy classes at this year's Show is well maintained. It is noticed, however, that a number of well-known breeders are…

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Wife Wanted Back Home on the Farm

Truth · Sunday 6 April 1941 · page 16

HIS wife's love of dancing was greater than her love for him, while life among the cows and chickens down on the farm…

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Dairy Cattle Prices. Dapto

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 April 1941 · page 6

Keen interest was shown in the clearing out sale of Mr. W. O'Meara's Jersey herd at Foxground. Bidding was brisk and the highest priced cow (£24/5/) was…

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Fat Cattle and Lambs. Show Competitors Judged. Export Classes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 April 1941 · page 6

Fat cattle were judged at the Royal Empire Show on Saturday, before several hundred spectators. In the export section, the cattle have…

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Guns As Well As Butter at Show Display Is Attuned to War Effort Wealth Of Exhibits Now Open To Public

The Sun · Monday 7 April 1941 · page 3

Attuned to a new and vital note--Australia at war--the Royal Empire Show of 1941 opened to-day with a wealth of products from the sinews and brains of…

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On the Land. Wheats for the Tablelands. Varieties Discussed. Oats for Mixed Farming

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 April 1941 · page 6

The adoption of improved rotations and better cultivation methods, the continued practice of dry pickling the seed, and the…

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Dairy Cattle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 April 1941 · page 14

Although the dairying industry emerged only recently from one of the most trying seasons in its history, the condition of the animals…

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Beef Cattle True to Type

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 April 1941 · page 14

Trueness to type was the main feature of the beef cattle section. The bigger breeds—Shorthorns and Herefords—included many…

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Royal Empire Show Impressive Parade of Cattle. Beef and Dairy Breeds. Judges Satisfied with Standard

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 April 1941 · page 14

No greater exhibition of beef and dairy cattle has been teen in Sydney than that paraded before the judges at the Showground yesterday. The standard of type, breed, character and general…

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Distribution of U.k. Wool Ration

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 April 1941 · page 16

The Wool Control in Great Britain is making efforts to distribute more evenly the type of raw material and tops used in the home civilian trade…

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Women's News Their Cattle On Parade Success with Exhibits

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 April 1941 · page 14

In every event at the opening day of the Royal Empire Show yesterday, women made their mark…

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Grades of Wool. More Even Distribution to Users

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 April 1941 · page 6

The Wool Control in Great Britain is making efforts more evenly to distribute the type of raw mateilal and tops used in the home civilian trade. For example,…

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Women's Interests in the Royal Empire Show. Cattle Judging, Spinning and Crafts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 April 1941 · page 4

Remembering the rain traditionally associated with cattle judging day at the Royal Easter Show, most of the country women who appeared at the cattle ring yesterday morning wore tweeds, their stoutest shoes, and carried raincoats or umbrellas…

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Royal Empire Show Opens — Cattle Judging and Champions — Australian War Weapons Exhibited

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 April 1941 · page 16

Miss Pauline Baldwin perched of top a jump steeple as she waited with her mount, Wee Georgie, to compete in the saddle pony contest at the Royal Empire Show yesterday The first casualty in the Show occurred when this girl rider was thrown by her mount…

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State's Wealth Mirrored At Royal Show Fine Cattle in Pride of Place at Opening

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 April 1941 · page 10

At the opening of the Royal Empire Show yesterday, judges assessed the wealth of New South Wales in livestock and farm produce…

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No Work for Women on Farms

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 April 1941 · page 13

The Minister for Lands, Mr. Yeo, said yesterday that, although here was an acute shortage of labour for farms in some country districts, there was no intention of using…

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Keen Junior Farmers. Judges Praise Work

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 April 1941 · page 14

Patience, knowledge, and keenness stamp the Junior Farmers' display. All exhibits are the work of the competitors…

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Treatment of Women Prisoners. More Farms Likely

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 April 1941 · page 12

The Controller-General of Prisons. Colonel Murphy, in his annual report, issued yesterday, said that since war began there had been an increase in the number of young…

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